Combined spindle and casing for music-rolls.



M. B. PEAL, COMBINED-SPINDLE AND CASING FOR MUSIC ROLL S.. APPLICATIONFILED AUG. 7. 1916..

1,245,377. Patented N03 6, 1917,

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UNITED STATES" PATENT OFFICE.

MARSHALL B. PEAL, OF BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

COMBINED SPINDLE AND CASING FOR MUSIC-ROLLS.

Application filed August 7, 1916.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MARsHALL B. PEAL, residing in Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Combined Spindles and Casings for Music-Rolls, ofwhich the following is a specification.

This invention relates to a combined spindle and casing for music rolls,and the object thereof is to provide a construction in which the musicroll spindle will constitute in part a portion of the casing.

A further object 7 is to provide means whereby the spindle with themusic roll thereon may be withdrawn without necessity for removing a lidof the casing as has been the custom heretofore.

A further object is to providea spindle of such construction that one ofthe end members thereof will constitute an end closure for the casing,and to adapt the end member of the spindle to carry the designatingtitle of the music roll.

A further object is to provide a convenient handgrip whereby the spindlemay be readily withdrawn from the casing.

Other objects and aims of the invention, more or less specific thanthose referred to above, will be in part obvious and in part pointed outin the course of the following description of the elements,combinations, arrangements of parts and applications of principles,constituting the invention; and the scope of protection contemplatedWlll be indicated in the appended claims. 7

In the accompanying drawings which are to be taken as a part of thisspecification, and inwhich I have shown a merely preferred form ofembodiment of the invention:

Figure 1 is'a longitudinal sectional view taken through deviceconstructed in accordance with the provisions of this invention.

Fig. 2 is an end View of the structure shown in Fig. 1 looking at theleft-hand end of said figure;

Fig. 3 is a smaller view but illustrating a modified form for thecasing;

Fig. 4 is a side elevational view of the device illustrating amodification, and

Figs. 5 and 6 are end and sectional views respectively illustrating afurther modification.

Referring to the drawings for a detailed description of the structureillustrated therein, the reference character L indicates the casing, andthe reference character G Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 6, 1917. Serial No. 113,599. 2

indicates the spindle. The spindle ispro vided with opposite end membersor heads 1 and 2, which heads are of the usual construction common toplayer piano rolls, ex cept as herein described, one of the heads as lis provided with a socket'3, while the other head as 2 is provided witha socket l, the sockets 3 and i being shaped to receive the appropriateparts of the piano structure for supporting and operating the roll.

The casing L may be made rectangular, as indicated in Fig. 2, all of theside walls 5 thereof being rigidly connected and together constitute arectangular tube permanently closed at one end by an end wall 6. Theopposite end is left open, and is adapted to be closed by the head 10fthe spindle. For this purpose the head 1 and the casing are preferablymade of such size relatively to each other that the head will fit snuglyinto the open end of the casing, preferably the marginal edge surface ofthe head is slightly inclined as at 7, so as to provide a wedgelikeaction as the head is forced into the casing. A sufiiciently tightconnection will thus be provided for preventing accidental displacementof the spindle from within the casing. Of course, the same result may bebrought about by having the end walls of the casing slightly tapered, asindicated, if desired, but this is usually not necessary owing to thefact that the resiliency or flexibility of the material of the casingwill. permit the walls to readily accommodate themselves to the taper ofthe head 1. The inward movement of the spindle may be arrested by anengagement of the head'2 with the end wall 6 of the casing, butpreferably a shoulder 8 is provided within the outer end of the casingdisposed to be engaged by the inner surface of the head 1 for thispurpose. by fixing a strip of cardboard, metal or the like 9 within thecasing, as illustrated. The strip 9 will incidentally serve as areinforcing member for the cardboard of the casing.

The shoulder '8 is provided The modification in Fig. 3 illustrates acasing which is circular in cross section. This form of casing isdesirable, as it will avoid necessity for making the head 1 of therectangular shape shown in Fig. 2.

In order to provide means for conveniently may have an under-cut portion10 in some cases.

Socket 8 is formed directly in the extension H.

In the modification Fig. 4c the casing is shown to have a portion cutout therefrom as at 11, so that a persons finger may be allowed to gripdirectly upon the edge surface of the head 1. This may be employedeither with or Without the finger grip extension H shown in the otherfigures. In all cases, the exterior surface of the head 1 being exposed,said surface is adapted to carry the designating title of the music rollwhich is wound upon the spindle, but if desired, a shallow annulargroove or pocket 12 may be formed within which may be received a printedlabel ring of paper or the like 1:2 bearing the designating title andother printed matter. This groove has one or both of its side wallspreferably under-cut as illustrated so that the label may be insertedand removed at will.

In the modification Figs. 5 and 6 a means is illustrated in which arectangular casing may be employed in connection with a circular spindlehead. In this modification the outer end of the casing is shown to beprovided with a wall 14:, which is formed with a circular opening 15therethrough and the head 1 of the spindle is shown as being circularand as being provided with an annular surface 16 to fit snugly withinthe opening 15. An annular inclined surface 17 is formed upon the headfor facilitating movement of the head into the opening 15. An annularflange 18 is provided for engaging against the outer surface of the wall14.

The frictional engagement between the wall 15 and the surface '16 issuflicient to retain the spindle against accidental detachment.

The square head shown in Figs. 1 and 2 prevents the roll from rolling.

As many changescould be made in the above described construction withoutdeparting from the scope of the following claims, it is intended thatall matter contained in the above description, or shown in theaccompanying drawings, shall be interpreted as illustrative only and notin the limiting sense. 7

It will of course be understood that the intermediate part of thespindle G, to which the heads 1 and 2 are connected, may be formed inany approved manner, either as integral parts of the head or otherwise.It may in some cases even be formed by a part of the music roll itself,as is now a common practice.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent is: p

1. A music roll holder comprising a spindle adapted to receive the musicroll wound thereon, a pair of heads carried by the spindle at theopposite ends thereof, an open ended casing in which the spindle andheads are received, one of said heads being of a size and shape tocooperate with the casing to close the open end of the casing, anextension projecting outwardly from the outer surface of said lastmentioned head, and said extension being formed to serve thedouble'purpose, first, as a finger grip by means of which to remove thespindle from the casing and, second, as a part to receive a co operativeportion of a player piano mechanism.

2. A music roll holder comprising a spindle adapted to receive the musicroll wound thereon, a pair of heads carried by the spindle at theopposite ends thereof, an open ended casing in which the spindle andheads are received, one of said heads being of a size and shape tocooperate with the casing to close the open end of'the casing, anextension projecting outwardly from the outer surface of said lastmentioned head, said extension being formed to serve the double purpose,first, as a finger grip by means of which to remove the spindle from theone ,ing, and, second, as a part to receive a cooperative portion of aplayer piano mechanism, said extension being substantially central ofsaid head and said head having an annular outer surface portionsurrounding extension for receiving a label or the 3. A music rollholder comprising a spindle adapted to receive the music roll woundthereon, a pair of heads carried by the spindle at the opposite endsthereof, an open ended casing in which the spindle and heads arereceived, one of said heads being of a size and shape to cooperate withthe casing to close the open end of the casing, an extension projectingoutwardly from the outer surface of said last mentioned head, saidextension being formed to serve the double purpose, first, as a fingergrip by means of which to remove the spindle from the casing and,second, as a part to receive a cooperative portion of a player pianomechanism, said head having an annular undercut groove formed in itsouter surface surrounding said extension, and a label within said groovedetachably retained by the undercut formation of the groove.

4:. A music roll holder comprising a spin dle adapted to receive themusic roll wound thereon, a pair of heads carried by the spindle at theopposite ends thereof, an open ended casing in which the spindle andheads are received, one of said heads being of a size and shape tocooperate with the casing to fit within and close the open end of thecasing, and a separately formed strip fixed to the inner surface of thewalls of the casing adjacent the open end thereof to serve the doublepurpose, first, of strengthening and reinforcing said walls, and second,of providing an abutment within the casing against which the innermarginal portions of the last mentioned head of the spindle engage wheninserting the spindle within the casing.

5. A music roll holder comprising a spindle adapted to receive the musicroll wound thereon, a pair of heads carried by the spindle at theopposite ends thereof, an open ended casing in which the spindle andheads are received, one of said heads being of a size and shape tocooperate with the casing to fit within and close the open end of thecasing, an extension formed axially of the spindle at the outer side ofsaid last mentioned head having a certain formation therein to receive acooperative part of a player piano mechanism, said extension also beingof a character to constitute a finger grip by means of which to removethe spindle from the casing, and a portion of the casing at the open endthereof being formed to give finger access to a marginal portion of thementioned head of the spindle.

6. A music roll holder comprising a spindle adapted to receive the musicroll wound thereon, a pair of heads carried by the spindle at theopposite ends thereof, an openended casing in which the spindle andheads are received, one of said heads being of a size and shape tocooperate with the casing to fit within and close the open end of thecasing, said last mentioned head having a certain formation therein toreceive a cooperative part of a player piano mechanism, a portion of thecasing at the open end thereof being formed to give finger hold to amarginal portion of the mentioned head, and said last mentioned headhaving a portion providing a second finger hold in opposition to thefirst finger hold, whereby the two finger holds cooperate to providemeans whereby the mentioned head may be gripped to re move the spindlefrom the casing.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses.

MARSHALL B. PEAL.

Witnesses:

C. H. FnsLnR, M. K. DELANEY.

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